THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 14, 1897. 
cessor. It is very much finer now than 
when it received an Award of Merit from the 
Royal Horticultural Society in July last. 
Fine as these two varieties are, another one 
not in bloom, when we examined the 
collection, is said to be darker than N. 
ellisiana. This is N. gloriosa, hardly yet 
strong enough to flower ; but which will 
doubtless give an account of itself presently. 
The cultivation of these Water Lilies is 
simplicity itself. The small pieces of 
rhizome obtained from the raisers or from 
nurserymen, are simply planted in a wicker 
basket filled with good loam and a little cow 
manure. The whole is then sunk in a 
relatively shallow part of the pond, and left 
to the keeping of Nature. The flowers love 
the sunshine, opening and closing daily for 
a week while the weather is fine. Should the 
latter be dull, cloudy or rainy, individual 
blooms last only three or four days. When 
the sun rises in the morning and gets bright 
the flowers rise out of the water and expand. 
If conveniently situated they seem to have 
the power of following the sun to some ex¬ 
tent during the day, and certainly open and 
close with the advent and disappearance of 
the sun behind a bank of clouds, if the shade 
is of any duration. Then as the sun sinks 
or becomes obscured during the afternoon, 
the flowers close and sink into the water till 
the following morning. In the course of a 
year or two the collection will be magnificent 
with all the forms, hybrid and otherwise,well 
established and flowering. Those that have 
been established a year or more are certainly 
grand already, and worthy of the minimum 
attention they require. 
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The carpet beds at Hampton Court have been 
planted with appropriate designs in celebration of 
the Diamond Jubilee. 
Princess Adolphus of Teck presented the prizes to 
the successful competitors at the Eaton flower show 
on the 5th inst. The Duke and Duchess of West¬ 
minster, Prince Adolphus of Teck and Lady Lettice 
Grosvenor also attended the show. 
Taking the buds of Chrysanthemums in France — 
From August 10th to September 10th is considered 
the period during which the crown bud should be 
taken in the case of most varieties. If the crown 
bud is not to be preserved then the number of lateral 
shoots below it must be regulated for the terminal 
buds as we term them here. 
The forest of Fontainebleau, in France, has been 
devastated by fire, supposed to be the work of 
incendiaries, as it broke out at three places simultan¬ 
eously. Ten kilometres of the forest were in flames 
last week, the dryness of everything and the pre¬ 
valence of an east wind favouring the conflagration 
in spite Of the squadrons of soldiers trying to keep it 
in check. Fontainebleau is a favourite public resort 
for tourists. 
Turriff Flower Show. — The annual show was held 
in a field in the vicinity of the Square, Turriff, Aber¬ 
deenshire, on the 3rd inst. The splendid weather 
that prevailed drew a large concourse of visitors 
from the surrounding country. The opinion was 
freely expressed that this was the best show held at 
Turriff within the last ten years, the quality of last 
year being fully maintained, and the entries largely 
increased. The show was opened by Mr. Stuart, of 
Laithers, at the completion of the judging. Flowers, 
including herbaceous plants, Stocks, Dahlias, Sweet 
Williams, and Antirrhinums were a strong feature of 
the show. Pot plants were plentiful ; vegetables 
average, and fruit creditable, considering the adverse 
season. The principal prize-winners amongst gar¬ 
deners were Mr. John Pirie, Ardmiddre House; Mr. 
J. Marr, Hatton Castle; Mr. W. Rintoul, Forglen 
House ; Mr. J. Barclay, Craigston Castle; Mr. J. 
Stuart, Eden House ; and Mr. John Brown, Dalgety 
Castle. There was a good display of Pelargoniums, 
and Ferns were both abundant and good. 
Mr. G. H Sage, formerly gardener to Earl Dysart, 
at Ham House, Richmond, Surrey, has been 
appointed gardener to the Marquis of Camden, 
Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst, Kent. 
The Hamburgh Exhibition. —Up to May 15th last, 
the money put at the disposal of the executive com¬ 
mittee of the exhibition, for disposal in prizes by 
sovereigns, public bodies, and private individuals, 
exceeded 250,000 francs (a franc g£d. of our money). 
Abbey Park Flower Show, Leicester.—A pleasing 
and interesting ceremony in connection with the 
above was the presentation of a valuable gold watch 
and chain to Mrs. J. Burn, the wife of the much 
respected curator of the parks and gardens, in appre¬ 
ciation of her great kindness to horticulturists during 
their annual visit. The presentation was made on 
behalf of the subscribers by Mr. Alfred Oatram, 
F.R.H.S., of London—who has acted as one of the 
judges ever since the show was established twelve 
years ago. 
The Codnor Park and Erewash Valley Horticultural 
show opened at the Monument grounds, Codnor Park, 
on the 3rd inst. and while the number of exhibits was 
less than in some former years, the quality of produce 
was, if possible, better than ever. The exhibits were 
exceedingly fine and gave evidence of the great care 
and attention paid by growers in this district to all 
the natural and scientific helps given them. A new 
feature at this show was the very large and varied 
exhibition of plant foods and other adjuncts 
occupying a considerable space and presided over by 
a representative of Messrs. A. Greaves & Son, of 
Ironville. 
Scottish Horticultural Association.— The usual 
monthly meeting was held on the 3rd inst. The presi¬ 
dent occupied the chair, and there was a good atten¬ 
dance of members. Mr. Comfort, Kylemore Castle, 
Galway, communicated a very practical paper on 
"The Cultivation of the Melon." He strongly 
emphasised the great mistake commonly made in 
syringing the plants, and gave many valuable hints. 
Mr. Graham, The Gardens, Coltness House, Wishaw, 
exhibited a seedling melon named Diamond Jubilee, 
and was awarded the Association's First-class Cer¬ 
tificate. It is a white-fleshed variety of exquisite 
flavour, a robust grower and especially suitable for 
early or late cropping. Messrs. Dicksons and Co., 
exhibited seedling Pinks; Messrs. J. Grieve and 
Sons, seedling Carnations; and Mr. Carmichael, 
three new Strawberries. 
Tourist Guide to the Continent.—This is a handy 
guide for the tourist issued by the authority of the 
Great Eastern Railway Company, and edited by 
Percy Lindley. It consists of 156 pages of closely 
but well printed matter, and is of a handy size for 
the pocket, a matter of no small importance in these 
days of rapid transit. Amongst its fresh features 
are a series of Continental maps, a chapter upon 
cycling routes in Holland, Belgium, and Germany, 
and a chapter, "Dull, Useful Information,” giving 
particulars as to the cost of Continental travel. 
Numerous illustrations, quaint, instructive, and 
interesting are interwoven with the text, relating to 
scenes or objects of interest in Holland, Germany. 
Austria, Belgium, and Switzerland. The views of 
mountains, rivers, waterfalls, rapids, and lakes in the 
Bernese Oberland are both numerous and highly 
interesting. The towns and castles on the Rhine 
are also so strange to untravelled people in this 
country, that visits to the scenes must be a 
desideratum to hundreds. The scenes in Holland 
are very quaint but now becoming familiar to 
people in this country. Some of the houses are, 
however, extremely singular and worthy of a visit. 
In the chapter, “Dull, Useful Information,” we 
note that one may leave London at 8.30 p.m., sleep 
at sea, and be in any of the chief cities of Holland 
in time for breakfast, so that, practically, no time at 
all is lost by the journey. The same may be said of 
Antwerp. Useful hints are given as to the cost of a 
bed room, breakfast, &c. Other places are dealt with 
in the same way. Information is also given concern¬ 
ing tickets and tours, conveyances, money, passport, 
soap, baggage, dietary, ailments, &c. The “Guide" 
is only a sixpence, and may be obtained at various 
places in London or ordered at all booksellers and 
railway stations. 
A Big Feed. —I’m grown a man noo’, wi 1 a hoose 
o’ my ain, but my mither sends a parcel noos an’ 
thans. She sent me cums o' berries last summer— 
grozers ! A freen’ an’ me sat ae nicht at the table 
eatin’ the big yellow lads ; an’ we ate an’ ate till we 
cudna’ see ane anither for the big heap 0’ skins. See 
People's Journal. 
Sefton Park, Liverpool.—In one of the span-roofed 
plant houses, Mr. Herbert, superintendent of the 
parks and gardens has a charming arrangement of 
tuberous Begonias and Cannas, the former filling the 
side stages of about a 100-feet house; whilst the 
Cannas show to great advantage on the centre stage, 
the large bold foliage making a capital ground-work 
to the strong plumes of bright colours. Florence 
Vaughan and Austria, yellows, are exceptionally 
fine; and the pick of the crimson is Alphonse 
Bouvier, whilst Italia is peculiar with its irregular 
blotches of yellow and brown. The Begonias are 
medium sized plants, both single and double ; and 
embrace all the colours of this useful race. 
“Water and Irrigation in Orchard and Garden Cul¬ 
tivation." —This is the title of a pamphlet of some 31 
pages, belonging to the “ Salisbury” series issued by 
Mr. Geo. Tucker, at the Offices of The Fruit-Grower, 
Fruiterer 1, 2, and 3, Salisbury Court, Fleet 
Street, London. It deals with the importance of 
water, methods of drainage, water conservation, the 
value of drainage, garden cultivation, irrigation, tiles 
and stone drains, sub-irrigation, Strawberries and 
water, the trench system, soil aeration, trench drain¬ 
age, orchard drainage, windmills, improvement of 
soil, &c. In speaking of land in Belgium, the author 
says that there are 497 inhabitants to the square 
mile. The land is well fed, drained and cultivated, 
so that little more than an acre is needed to supply 
the physical wants of each head of population. The 
broad acres of this country are compared with 
Belgian soils, which may be true enough in its way, 
but much of the land in this country is under very 
different geological conditions to begin with. We 
agree, however, that much of the soil here is capable 
of vast improvement. Sub-irrigation is more prac¬ 
tised in America than here. The author recommends 
it for this country, but while believing that the 
method possesses many points in its favour, he says 
that there are many cases of garden crops which are 
vastly benefited by overhead watering, in order to 
destroy green fly, black fly and other vermin, as well 
as to free the plants and fruits from smut caused by 
the insects. Other useful information is given, which 
if not new is not so often acted upon as it might be. 
Chrysanthemums at the Antipodes.—The second 
annual exhibition of the Christchurch Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Society, New Zealand, held on the 5th May 
last, was even a greater success than that held last 
year ; and if the show continues to increase in size at 
the same rate as this year, the society will be unable 
to find a room in Christchurch large enough to hold 
the exhibits. In the matter of groups much the 
same style of arrangement is followed as may be 
seen here ; and Mr. H. J. Jones, of Lewisham, has a 
worthy representative in Christchurch in the person 
of Mr. W. Jones. It would seem as if an offshoot 
from the parent country must as a matter of course 
resemble the parent. We note, however, that a 
class is set apart for unmarried ladies, who are 
invited to try their hand at table decorations. Great 
interest was taken in this competition from the fact 
that the contest was decided by popular vote as was 
done at the Royal Aquarium, London, some years 
ago. Voting papers were in steady demand all the 
afternoon, and when the votes were counted up it 
was found that 764 votes were recorded for Miss 
Garsia ; 565 for Miss T. Danks ; and 403 for Miss 
Ross. This decided the order of merit. In the cut 
bloom classes the greatest amount of interest was 
centred in the competition for the President's Cup 
by societies. The Christchurch Society secured the 
cup by the narrow margin of half a point, the total 
being 48J points. The Timaru Society was placed 
second with 48 points. The varieties in the winning 
stand were Mme. Carnot, M. Panckoucke, Charles 
Davis, Viscountess Hambleden (the premier in¬ 
curved Japanese bloom in the show), E. Molyneux, 
Elsie Teichman, Thos. Wilkins, Silver King, Maggie 
Blenkiron, Phoebus, Mdlle. Therese Rey and Libbie 
Allen. The second prize lot was slightly different, 
but also consisted of well-known varieties. 
